# Los Ángeles Azules

Los Ángeles Azules are a Mexican musical group that plays the cumbia sonidera genre, which is a cumbia subgenre using the accordion and synthesizers. This results in a fusion of the sounds of cumbia from the 1950-1970s with those of 1990s-style electronic music.

## History

The group got together in 1976, but started officially in 1980. It was formed by the siblings of the Mejía Avante family: Elías, Alfrado, José Hilario, Jorge, Cristina and Guadalupe.
The group went through various periods of popularity and various styles. In 1997, they had a huge hit with Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar, re-recorded many hits with guest vocalists including Carla Morrison, Lila Downs, and Ximena Sariñana in 2013. In 2014, they launched a new musical genre cumbia sinfónica as they performed their greatest contemporary hits with the Mexico City Symphony Orchestra. Their subsequent album Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar Edición de Súper Lujo reached #5 on the Mexican regional music charts.
In 2016, they issued De Plaza En Plaza, which features collaborations with Mexican artists Gloria Trevi, Yuri, and Natalia Lafourcade, Spanish musician Miguel Bosé, American duo Ha*Ash, among others. The first single from the album was "La Cumbia del Infinito" with Natalia Lafourcade and Rodrigo & Gabriela; released on June 3, 2016. The second single "Mi Niña Mujer" with Ha*Ash was released on August 5, 2016. The same year they recorded their twenty-seventh album Esto Sí Es Cumbia.
The album was officially released in June 2018, under the OCESA Seitrack. Esto Sí Es Cumbia consists entirely of cover songs. Included interpretations of "Nunca Es Suficiente" with Natalia Lafourcade, "Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte" with Ana Torroja, "Perdón, Perdón" with Ha*Ash, "El Amor Después del Amor" with Fito Paéz, among others. In 2018, they played on the Coachella Stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, making it the first time a traditional cumbia group has played at the popular festival.

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Ritmo... Alegría... Sabor!, Vol. 1 (1982)
* Los Ángeles Azules, Vol. 2 (1983)
* Los Ángeles Azules, Vol. 3 (1984)
* Cumbia de la Tostadita, Vol. 4 (1985)
* Cumbia de las Chispitas, Vol. 5 (1987)
* Los Ángeles Azules, Vol. 6 (1988)
* Y Valió La Pena Esperar, Vol. 7 (1989)
* Y Esta... Si Es Cumbia, Vol. 8 (1991)(Last álbum recorded at Discos Pearless)
* Entrega de Amor (1993)Disa
* Sin Pecado (1995)
* Inolvidables/Como Te Voy A Olvidar (1996)
* Confesiones[El Grupo Tropical De La Década] (1998)
* Una Lluvia De Rosas (1999)
* Alas Al Mundo (2002)
* Nunca Te Olvidaré (2004)
* Interpretan Éxitos de Juan Gabriel (2006)(Last álbum recorded at Disa)
* Tu Juguete (2007) Musart/Balboa Records
* A Ritmo De Cumbia/Iztapalapa Te Quiero (2012)
* Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar (2013) OCESA Seitrack, Sony Music
* Viernes Cultural (2014) OCESA Seitrack
* De Plaza En Plaza (2016) OCESA Seitrack
* Esto Sí Es Cumbia (2018) OCESA Seitrack
* De Buenos Aires Para El Mundo (2020) OCESA Seitrack, Sony Music
* Cumbia del Corazón (2022) OCESA Seitrack
* Se Agradece (2024) OCESA Seitrack

### Live albums

* En Vivo, Azul Vivo (2002) Disa
* En Vivo, Gira2005 (2005) (DVD) Disa
* En Vivo Desde Phoenix.(2020)Sony Music(Only available on digital download)

### EPs

* Dance Mixes (1997)(Remixes Album). Disa

### Compilations

* 15 Hits (1995)Discos Pearles
* 12 Éxitos Instrumentales (1995)Disa
* 15 Exitos de Colección (1996)Discos Pesrles
* Mis Primeros 15 Exitos de Colección (1997).Disa
* Frente A Frente(Los Recatadores De La Cumbia)./Con Rayito Colombiano.(2000)Emi Latín/Disa(Only available in US)
* Grandes Éxitos. (2001).Leader Music/Disa(Only available in Argentina)
* Historia Musical-30 Pegaditas.(2001)Disa
* Encuentro De Ángeles Volumen 01/Con Los Ángeles De Charly . (2003) Disa/Fonovisa
* Top 10.(2004)Disa
* Grandes Exitos:Remezclados y Remasterizados.(2005)Disa/Universal
* Encuentro De Ángeles Volumen 02/Con Los Ángeles De Charly . (2006) Disa/Fonovisa
* 20 Reales Super Exitos.(2007)Disa/Universal
* Oro Grupero/(con Los Ángeles De Charly).(2008) UMG Records/Universal Music Distribution. (Only available in US).
* Serie 33:Mi Niña Mujer(2009)Disa/Universal
* Colección Privada: Las 20 Exclusivas [Edición limitada](2009)Disa/Universal
* 15 Exitos(2010)Disa/Universal
* 20 Kilates(2012)Disa/Universal
* Iconos 25 Exitos(2012).Disa/Universal
* Basico & Elemental.[2CDS+DVD](2013).Disa/Universal
* Grandes Éxitos De (2013)(Only available on digital download)Independent record
* 21 Black Jack:Nueva Edición remasterizada.(2013)Disa/Universal
* Imprescindibles(2014)Disa/Universal
* Gran Encuentro (20 Éxitos Originales)/(con Los Ángeles de Charly).(2014) UMG Records/Universal Music Distribution. (Only available in US).
* 20 Éxitos Historia Musical(2015)Discos Cristal
* Pachangon Sonidero(2015)Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
* Duelo De Angeles./Con Los Angeles Negros.(2015)Universal Music México
* Singles.(2016)(Only available on digital download).Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
* Como Te Voy A Olvidar(Baile Total).(Only available on digital download) (2017).Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
* Visión 20.20 Exitos.(2017).Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
* Los Príncipes De México.(Only available on digital download)(2017).D&O Records
* Los Príncipes De La Cumbia en Mexico (Only available on digital download)(2019).Esongs Entreteinment